A lot of folks seem to think that the government is like one of those sitcoms where high-school kids cook up a zany scheme that gets them into a lot of trouble, but in the end the grown-ups get involved and make everything right again. But actually, the people who got less votes can't do anything.

Day by day, we come closer to the moment when a Trump official expressly defies a federal court order and the judge runs out of patience, holds the official in contempt, and orders them jailed. But the US marshals work for AG Bondi. So . . .